Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-208
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Aliens
Official statutory text
ALIENS. (1) Effective January 1, 1978, benefits shall not be
paid on the basis of services performed by an alien unless such
alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent
residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully
present for purposes of performing such services or otherwise is
permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the
time such services were performed, including an alien who is
lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application
of the provisions of Section 203(a)(7) or Section 212(d)(5) of the
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Immigration and Nationality Act. Provided, that any modifications
to the provisions of Section 3304(a)(14) of the Federal Unemployment
Tax Act as provided by Public Law 95-19 which specify other
conditions or other effective dates than stated herein for the
denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens and which
modifications are required to be implemented under state law as a
condition for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act, shall be deemed applicable under the
provisions of this subsection.
(2) Any data or information required of individuals applying
for benefits to determine whether benefits are not payable to them
because of their alien status shall be uniformly required from all
applicants for benefits.
(3) In the case of an individual whose application for benefits
would otherwise be approved, no determination that benefits to such
individual are not payable because of his alien status shall be made
except upon a preponderance of the evidence.
paid on the basis of services performed by an alien unless such
alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent
residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully
present for purposes of performing such services or otherwise is
permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the
time such services were performed, including an alien who is
lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application
of the provisions of Section 203(a)(7) or Section 212(d)(5) of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 57
Immigration and Nationality Act. Provided, that any modifications
to the provisions of Section 3304(a)(14) of the Federal Unemployment
Tax Act as provided by Public Law 95-19 which specify other
conditions or other effective dates than stated herein for the
denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens and which
modifications are required to be implemented under state law as a
condition for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act, shall be deemed applicable under the
provisions of this subsection.
(2) Any data or information required of individuals applying
for benefits to determine whether benefits are not payable to them
because of their alien status shall be uniformly required from all
applicants for benefits.
(3) In the case of an individual whose application for benefits
would otherwise be approved, no determination that benefits to such
individual are not payable because of his alien status shall be made
except upon a preponderance of the evidence.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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